BXBX NOVEL Chapter 380 Getting To Know Her More
In a private villa near the outskirts of the City of Empire, there was a man, standing by the window holding a dagger in his hand. He was looking at the golden dagger with amusement in his brown eyes.
The man was very quiet. He had been standing there for quite some time now. The aloofness could be seen in his face. He looked so lonely and reserved.
If someone would assess his appearance, he could tell that this man standing by the window was like other few men who were blessed with a good physique. He was tall and bulky.
His skin looked so pale as if he never came out of his room and he was never touched by the sunlight. His shoulder-length black hair was tied in a ponytail revealing the burned mark on his right cheek. That burned mark ruined the almost perfect feature of this man.
His looks and demeanor seemed to tell that this man had already experienced the worst in life, though he was still young at the age of 28.
After a while, someone entered the room. He noticed that the man was so engrossed playing with the dagger in his hand. The curiosity and intrigue flickered through his emerald eyes as he watched the man.
"Why are you holding that thing again? Are you planning to stab someone using that dagger?" Liam asked the man with his humorous tone.
The man turned around to face Liam. His eyes went back to being blank and emotionless.
"You are here," the man simply said, greeting Liam.
Liam smiled at him. He was already used to seeing this kind of reaction from him every day. He walked over and stood next to the man. The two of them averted their gaze outside that wide glass open window of the mansion.
"Leo… why don\'t you go out and explore the city. Are you not getting bored just staying here for the whole day?" There was a hint of concern in Liam\'s voice.
The man watched the beautiful landscape in front of him, his eyes didn\'t show any emotions at all. Liam was always urging him to go out and leave this lonely mansion.
"I\'m not bored at all. Besides, I am also going out once in a while," Leo said nonchalantly.
Liam rolled his eyes at his statement. "Are you kidding me? I know you are only leaving this place at night. What I am saying is… go out during day time."
"How\'s your work in the university?" Leo asked Liam, changing the topic.
Liam just heaved a deep sigh. He was well aware that Leo didn\'t want to talk about this further or even argue with him. He would never listen to anyone, including Liam.
"Teaching in the university is fun. The students are well-behaved and always participating in my class. I\'m enjoying every moment with them, most especially with my freshmen class. Do you know that I met a very interesting student?" Liam\'s eyes sparkled with delight as he was saying those words.
"Really? So tell me about that student," Leo said, feeling intrigued. This was the first time he saw Liam acting very enthusiastic. He assumed that the reason for that was the student he had just mentioned.
A faint smile stretched from the corner of his lips as Zhen-Zhen\'s lovely face popped up in his mind. "She\'s my student. But before she became my student, I already met her. I don\'t know why but whenever I see her I feel like there is some kind of force pulling me into her."
Leo glanced in his direction, assessing Liam\'s expression. He frowned the moment he saw Liam\'s smile.
"Is she beautiful?" he asked him, lifting an eyebrow.
"Yes, she is. The most beautiful person I have ever met in my entire life," Liam responded to him promptly.
The frown on Leo\'s face deepened. "I thought you are not interested in this kind of thing? I\'m sure you are attracted to your student. But you should know your limits. Let me remind you, you are a professor and she\'s your student."
The smile on Liam\'s face dissipated into thin air almost immediately after hearing that.
"I know… the thing I told you before doesn\'t change. I\'m not looking for love. My duty is what matters to me the most. Besides, she is… already married," Liam mumbled, conflicting emotions flashing on his handsome face.
Leo\'s lips twitched, fighting a smile. He turned to Liam and patted his shoulder. "Then time to move on and just forget about her. There are lots of beautiful women out there. With your appearance and attitude, you can have any woman you like."
Liam let out a soft chuckle. He couldn\'t help but tease his friend. "How did you know that there are lots of them out there? You are not even leaving your cave here. Why don\'t you go out and meet those lovely maidens?"
Leo pursed his lips and narrowed his eyes at him. "Just like you, that thing is not my priority. I\'m telling you now… if I want to meet someone then for sure it\'s not a lovely maiden," Leo said to Liam meaningfully.
Liam knew what he meant by saying that so he just fell silent after seeing the cold glint flashing through his eyes. Leo finally showed some emotions: hatred and anger.
Liam could understand his feelings and what he was going through right now. Instead of saying another word, Liam chose to stay quiet.
Sometimes, not saying a thing and just being there was also one way of comforting someone.
Soon, Leo decided to lie on his bed and rest. He was walking toward his bedroom when Liam had spoken to him once more.
"Hey, stop playing with that dagger. It\'s dangerous. That\'s not a toy," Liam reminded him, his eyes were focused on the golden dagger in Leo\'s hand.
Leo just laughed dryly before responding to him. "I know. I will keep this to its proper place later on."
Liam sighed deeply and shook his head helplessly. "He never listens. He is only doing what he wants. It\'s so hard to deal with this guy sometimes."
"I heard that!" Leo said, informing Liam.
"Yeah, I know. I intentionally made my voice louder so that you could hear it." Liam promptly responded to him with a chuckle.
When he was left alone, Liam started thinking about Zhen-Zhen.
"Lillie Meyer… I couldn\'t get you out of my mind no matter how hard I tried," Liam mumbled while looking at the Lily flowers in the garden.
Lily flowers would always remind him of Zhen-Zhen because of her name \'Lillie\'.
Though he always told himself to behave accordingly in front of her, Liam often forgot those reminders when he was already with her.
He was paying more attention to her every day. His most favorite time of the day was when he was teaching History Class to Zhen-Zhen\'s class. He was always looking forward to attending this class because of Zhen-Zhen.
He knew that she was already taken but he couldn\'t help himself from wanting to get closer to her.
"I want to know her more… I think… there\'s nothing wrong with that," Liam mumbled, convincing himself that he had no ulterior motive aside from getting to know her more.